Denmark at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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Denmark at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Denmark.svg
Flag of Denmark
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk/en
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors62 (33 men and 29 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Madeleine Dupont
Frans Nielsen
Flag bearer (closing)Stefan Due Schmidt
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Denmark competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

With the debut of both the men's and women's ice hockey teams, guarantees the largest delegation Denmark ever sent to the Winter Games, and more than 3 times the size of the previous largest delegation, which was 18 in 2010.

On 20 January 2022, it was announced the Danish team would consist of 62 athletes (33 men and 29 women) competing in five sports.[3] Curler Madeleine Dupont and hockey player Frans Nielsen were also named as the Danish flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3] Meanwhile speed skater Stefan Due Schmidt was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[4]

Their best placement was 7th, in the men's ice hockey tournament.

Competitors[edit]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 0 1
Biathlon 0 1 1
Curling 5 5 10
Ice hockey 25 23 48
Speed skating 2 0 2
Total 33 29 62

Alpine skiing[edit]

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards Denmark qualified one male and one female alpine skier, but declined the female quota.[5]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Casper Dyrbye Næsted Men's slalom 1:01.38 38 55.89 31 1:57.27 30

Biathlon[edit]

Main articles: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the IBU Qualifying Points list Denmark qualified one athlete – Ukaleq Astri Slettemark. Slettemark competes for Greenland (a constituent country in the Kingdom of Denmark) in the Biathlon World Cup, but as they don't have a National Olympic Committee, Greenlandic athletes compete at the Olympics for Denmark.

Athlete Event Time Misses Rank
Ukaleq Astri Slettemark Women's sprint 23:54.6 0 (0+0) 65
Women's individual 50:27.4 0 (0+0+0+0) 53

Curling[edit]

Main articles: Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Mikkel Krause
Mads Nørgård
Henrik Holtermann
Kasper Wiksten
Tobias Thune 		Men's tournament  CAN
L 5–10 		 CHN
L 4–5 		 ROC
L 2–10 		 SUI
L 6–8 		 GBR
L 2–8 		 NOR
W 6–5 		 SWE
L 3–8 		 ITA
L 3–10 		 USA
L 5–7 		10 Did not advance
Madeleine Dupont
Mathilde Halse
Denise Dupont
My Larsen
Jasmin Lander 		Women's tournament  CHN
W 7–6 		 USA
L 5–7 		 JPN
L 7–8 		 SUI
L 5–8 		 GBR
L 2–7 		 ROC
W 10–5 		 SWE
L 3–9 		 KOR
L 7–8 		 CAN
L 4–10 		9 Did not advance

Men's tournament[edit]

Main article: Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Denmark qualified their men's team (five athletes), by finishing in third in the 2021 Olympic Qualification Event.[6]

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Country
 Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%[7] DSC[8]
 Great Britain Bruce Mouat 8 1 – 63 44 39 31 5 10 88.0% 18.81
 Sweden Niklas Edin 7 2 – 64 44 43 30 10 11 85.7% 14.02
 Canada Brad Gushue 5 4 1–0 58 50 34 38 7 7 84.4% 26.49
 United States John Shuster 5 4 0–1 56 61 35 41 4 5 83.0% 32.29
 China Ma Xiuyue 4 5 2–1; 1–0 59 62 39 36 6 4 85.4% 23.55
 Norway Steffen Walstad 4 5 2–1; 0–1 58 53 40 36 0 11 84.4% 20.96
 Switzerland Peter de Cruz 4 5 1–2; 1–0 51 54 33 38 13 3 84.5% 15.74
 ROC Sergey Glukhov 4 5 1–2; 0–1 58 58 33 38 6 6 81.2% 33.72
 Italy Joël Retornaz 3 6 – 59 65 36 35 3 8 81.7% 30.76
 Denmark Mikkel Krause 1 8 – 36 71 30 39 3 2 78.1% 32.84
Round robin

Denmark had a bye in draws 2, 6 and 10.[9]

Women's tournament[edit]

Main article: Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Denmark qualified their women's team (five athletes), by finishing in the top six teams in the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.[10]

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Country
 Skip W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S%[11] DSC[12]
 Switzerland Silvana Tirinzoni 8 1 – 67 46 44 36 4 12 81.6% 19.14
 Sweden Anna Hasselborg 7 2 – 64 49 39 35 6 12 82.0% 25.02
 Great Britain Eve Muirhead 5 4 1–1 63 47 39 33 4 9 80.6% 35.27
 Japan Satsuki Fujisawa 5 4 1–1 64 62 40 36 2 13 82.3% 36.00
 Canada Jennifer Jones 5 4 1–1 71 59 42 41 1 14 80.4% 45.44
 United States Tabitha Peterson 4 5 2–0 60 64 40 39 2 12 79.5% 33.87
 China Han Yu 4 5 1–1 56 67 38 41 3 10 79.6% 30.06
 South Korea Kim Eun-jung 4 5 0–2 62 66 40 42 3 10 80.8% 27.79
 Denmark Madeleine Dupont 2 7 – 50 68 33 41 7 0 77.2% 23.36
 ROC Alina Kovaleva 1 8 – 50 79 34 45 2 7 78.9% 29.34
Round robin

Denmark had a bye in draws 3, 7 and 10.[9]

Ice hockey[edit]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Denmark qualified 25 male competitors to the ice hockey tournament.[13]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Qualification
playoff 		Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Denmark men's Men's tournament  Czech Republic
W 2–1 		 ROC
L 0–2 		  Switzerland
W 5–3 		N/A 2 Q  Latvia
W 3–2 		 ROC
L 1–3 		Did not advance 7
Denmark women's Women's tournament  China
L 1–3 		 Japan
L 2–6 		 Czech Republic
W 3–2 		 Sweden
L 1–3 		5 N/A Did not advance 10

Men's tournament[edit]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament

Denmark men's national ice hockey team qualified by winning the final qualification tournament.[14]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 18 January 2022.[15]

Head coach: Heinz Ehlers

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
1 G Frederik Dichow 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (2001-03-01)1 March 2001 (aged 20) Sweden Kristianstads IK
2 D Phillip Bruggisser 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) (1991-08-07)7 August 1991 (aged 30) Germany Fischtown Pinguins
9 F Frederik Storm 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 86 kg (190 lb) (1989-02-20)20 February 1989 (aged 32) Germany ERC Ingolstadt
15 D Matias Lassen 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1996-03-15)15 March 1996 (aged 25) Sweden Malmö Redhawks
16 F Matthias Asperup 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1995-03-03)3 March 1995 (aged 26) Denmark Herlev Eagles
17 F Nicklas Jensen 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 98 kg (216 lb) (1993-03-06)6 March 1993 (aged 28) Finland Jokerit
22 D Markus Lauridsen 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1991-02-28)28 February 1991 (aged 30) Sweden Malmö Redhawks
25 D Oliver Lauridsen 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 32) Sweden Malmö Redhawks
28 D Emil Kristensen 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1992-09-20)20 September 1992 (aged 29) Italy HC Pustertal Wölfe
29 F Morten Madsen 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1987-01-16)16 January 1987 (aged 35) Sweden Timrå IK
31 G Patrick Galbraith 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) (1986-03-11)11 March 1986 (aged 35) Denmark SønderjyskE Ishockey
32 G Sebastian Dahm 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) (1987-02-28)28 February 1987 (aged 34) Austria EC KAC
33 F Julian Jakobsen 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 87 kg (192 lb) (1987-04-11)11 April 1987 (aged 34) Denmark Aalborg Pirates
38 F Morten Poulsen 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1988-09-09)9 September 1988 (aged 33) Denmark Herning Blue Fox
40 F Jesper Jensen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (180 lb) (1987-02-05)5 February 1987 (aged 35) Denmark Frederikshavn White Hawks
41 D Jesper Jensen Aabo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1991-07-30)30 July 1991 (aged 30) Germany Krefeld Pinguine
47 D Oliver Larsen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 94 kg (207 lb) (1998-12-25)25 December 1998 (aged 23) Finland Mikkelin Jukurit
48 D Nicholas Jensen 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 102 kg (225 lb) (1989-04-08)8 April 1989 (aged 32) Germany Eisbären Berlin
50 F Mathias Bau Hansen 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb) (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (aged 28) Denmark Herning Blue Fox
51 F Frans Nielsen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1984-04-24)24 April 1984 (aged 37) Germany Eisbären Berlin
63 F Patrick Russell 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1993-01-04)4 January 1993 (aged 29) Sweden Linköping HC
72 F Nicolai Meyer 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 82 kg (181 lb) (1993-07-21)21 July 1993 (aged 28) Austria Vienna Capitals
89 F Mikkel Bødker 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 95 kg (209 lb) (1989-12-16)16 December 1989 (aged 32) Switzerland HC Lugano
93 F Peter Regin 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 93 kg (205 lb) (1986-04-16)16 April 1986 (aged 35) Switzerland HC Ambrì-Piotta
95 F Nick Olesen 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) (1995-11-14)14 November 1995 (aged 26) Sweden Brynäs IF
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  ROC 3 2 0 1 0 8 6 +2 7 Quarterfinals
2  Denmark 3 2 0 0 1 7 6 +1 6 Playoffs
3  Czech Republic 3 0 2 0 1 9 8 +1 4
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: IIHF
9 February 2022 (2022-02-09)
21:10
v		Czech Republic 1–2
(0–2, 1–0, 0–0)		 DenmarkBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 891
11 February 2022 (2022-02-11)
12:10
v		Denmark 0–2
(0–0, 0–1, 0–1)		 ROCBeijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 907
12 February 2022 (2022-02-12)
21:10
v		Switzerland  3–5
(1–0, 0–3, 2–2)		 DenmarkWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 620
Playoffs
15 February 2022 (2022-02-15)
12:10
v		Denmark 3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)		 LatviaWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 726
Quarterfinals
16 February 2022 (2022-02-16)
14:00
v		ROC 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)		 DenmarkWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 727

Women's tournament[edit]

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament

Denmark women's national ice hockey team qualified by winning a final qualification tournament.[16]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 10 January 2022.[17]

Head coach: Sweden Peter Elander

No. Pos. Name Height Weight Birthdate Team
2 D Kristine Melberg Hansen 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (2000-12-28)28 December 2000 (aged 21) Sweden IF Malmö
4 F Silke Lave Glud 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1996-03-03)3 March 1996 (aged 25) Denmark Rødovre SIK
8 F Josefine Persson 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 69 kg (152 lb) (1994-03-28)28 March 1994 (aged 27) Sweden Luleå HF
11 D Amalie Andersen 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 73 kg (161 lb) (1999-10-06)6 October 1999 (aged 22) United States Maine Black Bears
13 F Michele Brix Nielsen 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1996-07-10)10 July 1996 (aged 25) Denmark Odense IK
14 F Nicoline Jensen – A 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1992-11-08)8 November 1992 (aged 29) Sweden HV71
15 D Amanda Refsgaard 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 63 kg (139 lb) (2001-03-08)8 March 2001 (aged 20) Denmark Rødovre SIK
17 F Sofia Skriver 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 60 kg (130 lb) (2003-06-07)7 June 2003 (aged 18) Sweden Luleå HF
18 F Maria Holm Peters 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 60 kg (130 lb) (1999-09-16)16 September 1999 (aged 22) Denmark Odense IK
19 D Josephine Asperup 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 64 kg (141 lb) (1992-07-21)21 July 1992 (aged 29) Sweden IF Malmö
21 F Michelle Weis 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) 59 kg (130 lb) (1997-04-10)10 April 1997 (aged 24) United States Maine Black Bears
22 D Sofie Skott Dahl 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 62 kg (137 lb) (2002-06-14)14 June 2002 (aged 19) Denmark Hvidovre IK
23 F Julie Oksbjerg 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 67 kg (148 lb) (2000-12-02)2 December 2000 (aged 21) Denmark Odense IK
27 F Lilli Friis-Hansen 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 55 kg (121 lb) (2000-01-27)27 January 2000 (aged 22) United States RPI Engineers
30 G Lisa Jensen 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 61 kg (134 lb) (1997-02-26)26 February 1997 (aged 24) Sweden IF Malmö
33 G Emma-Sofie Nordström 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 19) Sweden Linköping HC
50 F Mia Bau Hansen 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1995-06-22)22 June 1995 (aged 26) Sweden IF Malmö
63 F Josefine Jakobsen – C 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1991-05-17)17 May 1991 (aged 30) Sweden Djurgårdens IF
68 F Emma Russell 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 75 kg (165 lb) (1995-08-18)18 August 1995 (aged 26) Denmark Rødovre SIK
72 G Cassandra Repstock-Romme 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (2001-08-26)26 August 2001 (aged 20) Denmark Hvidovre IK
80 F Julie Funch Østergaard 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 65 kg (143 lb) (1995-08-06)6 August 1995 (aged 26) Denmark Hvidovre IK
87 D Simone Jacquet Thrysøe 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 72 kg (159 lb) (1987-04-23)23 April 1987 (aged 34) Denmark Aalborg IK
89 D Malene Frandsen 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 68 kg (150 lb) (1995-10-25)25 October 1995 (aged 26) Sweden IF Malmö
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 4 2 1 1 0 13 7 +6 9 Quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic 4 2 0 1 1 10 8 +2 7
3  Sweden 4 2 0 0 2 7 8 −1 6
4  China (H) 4 1 1 0 2 7 7 0 5 Eliminated
5  Denmark 4 1 0 0 3 7 14 −7 3
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)
12:10
v		Denmark 1–3
(1–0, 0–1, 0–2)		 ChinaWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 580
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)
16:40
v		Japan 6–2
(3–0, 2–1, 1–1)		 DenmarkWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 476
7 February 2022 (2022-02-07)
16:40
v		Denmark 3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)		 Czech RepublicWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 637
8 February 2022 (2022-02-08)
21:10
v		Sweden 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 DenmarkWukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 696

Speed skating[edit]

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2021–22 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Denmark earned the following start quotas:[18] The country would later be reallocated quota for the men's 5000 metres event.[19]

Men
Distance
Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Viktor Hald Thorup 5000 m 6:28.87 19
Mass start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Stefan Due Schmidt Mass start 0 7:58.01 12 Did not advance 25
Viktor Hald Thorup 1 8:21.94 10 Did not advance 21

Non-competing sports[edit]

Cross-country skiing[edit]

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards, Denmark qualified at least one male cross-country skier, however an athlete was not named to the team.[20]

References[edit]

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